Rule one for owners: never kill hope, never ruin fans’ chance to dream. That’s what Harrison Armstrong represents to Everton fans: hope, a chance to dream. The 19-year-old midfielder is a local lad, hailing from West Derby, one of their own and fulfilling their own dreams by pulling on the famous royal blue shirt of … Read more
Arsenal took the lead after just 23 seconds, doubled their advantage thanks to some static City defending in the 23rd minute, and then added a third three minutes into the second half. Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown told TNT Sports at the end of the game: “The gap was really quite stunning. “Arsenal really let … Read more
If this was a glimpse of the Premier League’s new order then the rest had better watch out. By the time Martin Ødegaard sat Gianluigi Donnarumma down to make it 3-0 to the champions, the Arsenal party was in full swing. “Can we play you every week?” their supporters gleefully taunted their counterparts in sky … Read more
Key events Half-time reading Share Half time: Arsenal 2-0 Man City Any concerns about Arsenal’s hunger can probably be put to bed. They’ve played with an intensity that belies the status of this fixture and lead through goals from Riccardo Calafiori (after 24 seconds) and Kai Havertz. Havertz’s goal was made impressively by Christos Tzolis, … Read more
Watch Arsenal vs Manchester City as the Premier League champions face the FA Cup holders in the Community Shield 2026, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world. Community Shield 2026: key information The top two teams in English football resume their rivalry in … Read more
Key events League Two roundup York debutant Harry Boyes bagged a brace to mark the club’s EFL return after a 10-year absence with a thrilling 3-2 home triumph over Bristol Rovers. Boyes – a summer signing from Southend – netted the first EFL goals of his career and was joined on the Minstermen scoresheet by … Read more
Considering the current Premier League champions play in the game every season it is surprisingly rare for the Community Shield winners to go on to win the league. Since the Premier League started in 1992-93, only eight of the 34 winners of the Charity or Community Shield have done so. Five of those happened in … Read more
The doubt for anyone when a long-strived-for goal has been achieved is hunger. Arsenal waited 22 years for their 14th league title and, compounding the yearning, finished second three times in a row before finally lifting the Premier League trophy in May. The physical exertions of last season were immense – as seen by Declan … Read more
Former Coventry City manager Gordon Strachan is delighted to see pride restored to the city after 25 years in the football wilderness. Few sets of fans have suffered as much as Coventry fans in the 21st century. The club’s 34-year stay in the top flight came to end when Strachan was in charge in 2001, … Read more
For Jayden Adams, the South Africa midfielder who died this month at the age of 25, football was a “safe space”. Those words, used by Adams’s junior coach Steve Barker at his memorial service last Thursday, tell you everything you need to know about his life beyond the pitch. Adams’s battles were bestowed on him … Read more